Beach house in Newport, OR by Swerhone Architecture. Ocean views, open plan, live-work zoning, and sunsets over Nye Beach in a walkable location.

Custom-designed Livermore shop and studio for in rural Marion County, featuring high-ceiling vehicle bays, mezzanine quilting studio, and versatile storage spaces.

Columbia River Floating Home by Swerhone Architecture blends riverfront living, open-plan design, and sustainable strategies on a 40' x 60' float in Gresham, OR.

Swerhone Architecture worked closely with a local homebuilder to make-over selected home designs from their existing portfolio of homes. The focus was exclusively on the street elevations, with minor revisions to floor plans as required. The homebuilder’s target market is typically a two-story, 3-bedroom home ranging between 2,500 SF and 3,000 SF. The owners requested contemporary, popular, craftsman-style homes with timber and stone details. Swerhone Architecture provided services, from preliminary sketches, through to colored rendering, and construction details for each home. Two alternative elevations were provided for the five homes requested.

The majority of single-family homes designed by Swerhone Architecture have been in conjunction with planned unit developments. The homes are typically small, unique homes, designed in a neo-traditional manner with front porches and rear-located garages. The homes are designed as detached, usually around 24’ wide, but range up to 32’-36’ in width, or as wide as the site and the budget allows. We work with local jurisdictions to ensure timely permits and provide master planning and landscape design.

Teammates, by design, is a neighborhood of people with developmental disabilities and senior citizens with lower-than-average incomes and restricted or diminished abilities. While utilizing the strengths of each of the tenants to balance the weaknesses, we expect to achieve a high degree of success. Teammates Townhomes consist of two 4-plex buildings; each 1-bedroom unit is 544 SF. Architect Derrick Swerhone was involved with the project from conception to site selection, and its successful completion. Teammates is ownership of responsibility, ownership of independence, and ownership of pride in oneself. This project is a great success, with individuals and families living together [...]